Stupidest Statements/Questions from Mac Users

[kalisphoenix]

There's a thread for stupid PC-user tricks, but not one (so far as I can find) that deals purely with the imbecilic comments of our Mac-using brethren.

And so, with that in mind, I wanted to start a thread devoted to all of these pearls of idiocy dripping from the mouths of our brothers and sisters, the Mac user community.

Here's one:

"iPod, anyone?" when referring to how an unsuccessful or just plain stupid business model could be magically successful, if only Apple would get involved. Examples: Sure, TiVO is hemorrhaging money... but remember the iPod? or Sure, tablet PCs have only narrowly outsold Christopher Lloyd inflatable sex dolls... but remember the iPod?

[mkrishnan]

Erm, okay, I'll play. I think the two that irritate me the most are:

1) The dogged insistence that Apple produce various random crap products such as headless iMacs and that they are screwing up massively by not doing so, in spite of the abundant evidence in the form of Apple's financials that suggests that their current strategy is a good one. EDIT: And my dogged insistence, incidentally, that an Apple subcompact would be highly lucrative for them and give me multiple orgasms.

2) The whole "consumer" versus "professional" nonsense surrounding what is appropriate for Apple's products with metallic shells and their products with white plastic ones. :rolleyes:

P.S.

Oh my God, this rocks:

I just threw up in iGary's mouth a little bit.

:D

[patrick0brien]

"Don't PC's crash a lot?"

In my experience, since win2k, crashy? No. Clunky? Different question...

[mkrishnan]

In my experience, since win2k, crashy? No. Clunky? Different question...

I think this is very fair... although my experience is that XP is crashier than Win2k is. Win2k is, aside from its clunkiness, a very nice OS in many ways....

I think people overestimate susceptibility to malware on Windows computers. Particularly the extent to which a Windows computer is relatively safe if one uses a firewall, Firefox, and no "naughty" apps.

[decksnap]

This one tends to annoy me:

"OMG I hope Apple doesn't release a new version because I just bought one".

Oh, and:

"iTunes suxxes. Does MAC have anything like Winamp?"

There is a whole slew of this type from switchers.

[FDX]

How about I just bought my Mac in Dec. will i get ilife 07 for free.

Or I paid $79 for iwork is there an upgrade price for the next version?

[Westside guy]

"Have you repaired permissions?"

:D

[TheBobcat]

How do you maximize your Windows?

[Sesshi]

*Resists urge of titanic proportions*


:p

[patrick0brien]

"Macs are invulnerable to viruses and hacking"

[FleurDuMal]

"Why won't Apple put a graphics card in the Macbook?"


The answer is obvious. Because Steve Jobs hates you and wants you to suffer, miserable and alone. :rolleyes:

[sushi]

Win2k is, aside from its clunkiness, a very nice OS in many ways....
Win2K is a very good and stable OS for those who know how to use PCs. It has minimal requirements to work well.

The problem with Win2K, that XP fixed quite a bit, is with drivers. WinXP is so easy to connect devices compared to Win2K.

"Have you repaired permissions?"
Well, have you? ;) :p :D

[mkrishnan]

The answer is obvious. Because Steve Jobs hates you and wants you to suffer, miserable and alone. :rolleyes:

I like your style. Realizing this makes so much more make sense in the Apple world. :)

Oh, here's a pet peeve... every single (and there are at least 47,000 of them) thread in which someone specifically asks for a way to videoconference on MSN and is told to either get Adium :rolleyes: or told to convert all of their friends to using AIM so that iChatAV can be used. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[TheBobcat]

Teh HEADLESS IMAC better come at MACWorld!!!!!!!!

[shecky]

"which should i get.... glossy or matte?"

[Leareth]

"where can I buy Norton AV for Mac? "

"Where is the second mouse button" or "How do I right click?"

[patrick0brien]

"Windows sucks!"

[FleurDuMal]

"Where are my trousers?"

[Maxwell Smart]

"Just wait until Macworld before buying."

Okay, I'm kinda guilty of that one ;)

[patrick0brien]

"OhmyGod, who's ceiling is this, and where are my pants?!?"

Actually, in retrospect - asking that was kinda fun... :cool:

[Scarlet Fever]

"buy now or wait?"
"will the [unreleased product] do this feature for me?"
"will the next MBs have a dedicated GPU?"
"do they make photoshop for Mac?"

all of the above are usually from recent switchers, or those about to switch.

[clevin]

1, wait for macworld, or wait for xxx. wait for xxx.....
2, [any non-apple product, such as: firefox, linux, windows, etc] is crap.
3, so called total ownership theory.....
4, Im sure apple/steve Jobs already did/thought this and made right choice/decision good for users, bla, bla, bla, its like a religion, and Jobs is god or what.....

[MacSociology]

Mine is pretty scary. Not the girl, but the guys at the Apple reseller:

I was at my local reseller earlier this year when I overheared the following:

Girl: "My MacBook won´t start. I bought it yesterday, and after I had been using it for 45 mins it shut off and wouldn´t start again."

The girl puts the MacBook on the counter, and the guy behind it pushes the power button. Nothing happens.

Guy: "We have to send it to Apple so they can have a look at it. It might be the battery."

This is the point I feel I just have to do something. I walk over to them, and ask if I can look at it. I ask for the powerbrick, plug it in, connects it to the MB, and turns it on, The MB starts. It´s a miracle!

Me: "It usually will help if you charge up the battery."

Girl: "I thought you didn´t have to do that with Mac´s. Only with PC´s."

P.S: Yes, it turned out to be the most simple solution, Charge it up, baby. The battery was allright, just needed some power.

[kalisphoenix]

"Apple should put a {Tuner|Blu-Ray|HD-DVD} player in the iTV."

(Yeah -- my pet peeve right now is the iTV controversy; everyone assumes that the iTV is going to be a far more incredible device at $300 than the Airport Express base station is at $140 for their respective forms of data)

"Apple should put the Linux kernel in OS X."

"Leopard should run Windows apps completely transparently with no performance hit."

"$PRODUCT_X needs a video card capable of running $VIDEO_GAME_Y at $FPS fps."

No. It doesn't. As evidenced by the fact that it's selling in record numbers, and I'd buy twelve if I could afford them.

"Apple should love us! We're their biggest fans!"

Most Apple employees probably hate us passionately, and I understand and don't blame them one bit.

LOL. Sorry, person_who_shall_remain_unnamed, but this just had to be posted :)

why r u selling ur iBook for $20, ik w/ shiping it costs 40 but still, dude u could easily get like $900 for it... if it's in good shape and a G4..... wow ???

[Aniej]

First posted question:
i don't see why i'd spend 300US on this, seriously, what exactly does it do, most of my vidoes on my Mac are not great quality, why would i watch them on a TV?? i don't see the point in this iTV thing.

Insert various frustrated responses...

Second posted question:
i've looked but i'm asking a specific question...
"why would i want to stream my videos from Mac to TV because most videos you have on your Mac are not the greatest quality, so why would i spend 350Canadian on this thing...???" nobody has answered that yet.. all they've don was send me links with pics or rumours on what it does.

my response: ok now to be honest here you did not ask the question you have listed in your second post when you first posted, as you can see. so perhaps next time if you want the answer you are now looking for simply ask it so you don't get a thread link as an answer questions like your first one posed.

In response to your second question, the reason is because... here is the link so that you don't have a long set of points unrealted to this thread, i.e., a relatively smart post if I do say so myself. ;) http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=3202732#post3202732

[Aniej]

"OhmyGod, who's ceiling is this, and where are my pants?!?"

Actually, in retrospect - asking that was kinda fun... :cool: did you ever find out?

[savanahrose]

Mine is pretty scary. Not the girl, but the guys at the Apple reseller:

I was at my local reseller earlier this year when I overheared the following:

Girl: "My MacBook won´t start. I bought it yesterday, and after I had been using it for 45 mins it shut off and wouldn´t start again."

The girl puts the MacBook on the counter, and the guy behind it pushes the power button. Nothing happens.

Guy: "We have to send it to Apple so they can have a look at it. It might be the battery."

This is the point I feel I just have to do something. I walk over to them, and ask if I can look at it. I ask for the powerbrick, plug it in, connects it to the MB, and turns it on, The MB starts. It´s a miracle!

Me: "It usually will help if you charge up the battery."

Girl: "I thought you didn´t have to do that with Mac´s. Only with PC´s."

P.S: Yes, it turned out to be the most simple solution, Charge it up, baby. The battery was allright, just needed some power.


Oh my gosh!!! Please tell me this a joke, pleeeaaasssseee!!
thanks for the laugh ;) :D

[technicolor]

people who make product mockups
stop
you just look like even more of a loser

[spork183]

"Does the apple warranty cover water damage?" sometimes I just want to put my head in my hands and cry...

[technicolor]

"Does the apple warranty cover water damage?" sometimes I just want to put my head in my hands and cry...

:D

[Quboid]

"which should i get.... glossy or matte?"


Thats a classic. but from PC users also.

[Quboid]

"should i buy now or wait for MWSF"

and then they go on to give all the reasons why they SHOULD wait.

[dornoforpyros]

well this is more of an MR complaint than mac users

"Is a mini/macbook powerful enough for my needs? I plan on surfing the web and using iTunes and iPhoto... maybe I should get a mac pro?"

It's not as bad as the iBook/Powerbook days, but people with the bare minimum of computer needs don't seem to understand that the low end models are there just for those uses and that "surfing the web" isn't nearly as processor/ram intense as they'd like to believe.

[ChrisA]

P.S: Yes, it turned out to be the most simple solution, Charge it up, baby. The battery was allright, just needed some power.

I've seen one like this too. back when I was doing IT Support work. This secretary calls in and her monitor is blank. Long story but in the end.... There is a little red button with a "1" and a "0" on it and it needs to be in the "1" position. Turned out she was used to powering up the system using the switch on a power strip and was not used to using the switches on the box or CRT.

[mkrishnan]

Oh my gosh!!! Please tell me this a joke, pleeeaaasssseee!!
thanks for the laugh ;) :D

Not the girl? Are you fracking kidding me?

P.S. Let me add, any complaints about the lack of existence of a "true" anything... true video iPod, true HD MacBook, true headless Mac, true Black iMac. :rolleyes:

[psychofreak]

My sis has called me 3 or 4 times, knowing that macs need to be charged - its always been "have you plugged it in?" as the solving answer.

[killmoms]

My sis has called me 3 or 4 times, knowing that macs need to be charged - its always been "have you plugged it in?" as the solving answer.

I hate to be blunt, but I hope your sister's hot... 'cause she sure isn't getting anywhere on her brains alone. ;)

[spork183]

Does that thing have a hemi?

[clevin]

I hate to be blunt, ....
now that sounds inappropriate, and not necessarily true, computer isn't all the world anyway.

[eidrunner247]

"Will there be an update this tuesday?"

[kgarchar]

I think the general

"Should I wait until (insert apple media event or following tuesday or next processor update) to buy my (insert apple product)"

Covers all the bases.

Now for my real question, Should I buy an 80GB iPod right now or wait until MacWorld because I kind of need a phone too, and maybe an iPhone will come out?

[Leareth]

I got this one from a recent convert, today:

"why won't my Adobe CS install on the MacBook it installed just fine on my old Dell".

"how do I convert my Win MS Office documents to mac?"

" will the person on PC be able to open the mac PDF file?"

[bearbo]

i think the original poster intended for this thread to be quoting the ignorance of mac users regarding windows apple industry, not about the ignorance of pc users who recently converted being ignorant about mac

does that make sense?

[dpaanlka]

From Mac users? Hmmm...

1. "My hard drive failed, Apple really needs to get a grip on quality control."

2. "When is the headless iMac / Xeon MacBook Pro / MacTablet /Apple PDA / iPhone coming out? Do you guys know???"

4. Anybody that spells MAC like it's an acronym for something (Marvelous Awesome Computer, perhaps).

6. Anybody that thinks the Intel Mac mini is a downgrade compared to the G4 mini.

7. "I installed this software that came with my digital camera and now everything is screwed up!"

9. "I downloaded the official AIM client but it keeps quitting unexpectedly."

12. "Safari doesn't work exactly like IE/FireFox/whatever on Windows. I thin I've wasted my money."

13. "<insert Mac software> doesn't work exactly like <insert PC alternative>. I think I've wasted my money."

[Mav451]

dpaanlka - is that a sample from a bigger list?

[faustfire]

Why doesnt the ipod shuffle have a microphone/radio receiver/GPS/universal remote/HDTV/jetpack on it?

[dpaanlka]

dpaanlka - is that a sample from a bigger list?

yes lol

No actually I just totally messed up the numbers. I don't know how that happened.

[MacFan26]

"Where is the 'Start' button?"

[Xander562]

Although not specific to mac users, this one's been annoying me a lot recently. it is typical of the newbie on these forums.

When they post titles with excessive unnecessary question and exclamation marks at the end of very un-urgant and trivial questions.

For example

"Good time to buy macbook or wait?????"

or how about when the thread title gives absolutely NO description of what the thread is about.

For example

"Hey i need some help please help!!!!!!"

Those two are especially annoying right now.

[MacFan26]

"Does the apple warranty cover water damage?" sometimes I just want to put my head in my hands and cry...

I asked a similar question once. Not because I didn't already know the answer but because I wanted some sort of hope after I knocked a cup of milk over on my laptop :( Worse day ever. I think an obvious question should be forgiven in a time of depression and stress, haha :)

[CrackedButter]

Although not specific to mac users, this one's been annoying me a lot recently. it is typical of the newbie on these forums.

When they post titles with excessive unnecessary question and exclamation marks at the end of very un-urgant and trivial questions.

For example

"Good time to buy macbook or wait?????"

or how about when the thread title gives absolutely NO description of what the thread is about.

For example

"Hey i need some help please help!!!!!!"

Those two are especially annoying right now.

Such is the way of the newbie. I hate the fact the same questions crop up over and over again each week because nobody does a search, I can't come to these boards everyday because of the insane amounts of reoccurring questions.

[Nermal]

Such is the way of the newbie. I hate the fact the same questions crop up over and over again each week because nobody does a search, I can't come to these boards everyday because of the insane amounts of reoccurring questions.

Indeed. I've taken to closing the "I just got a MacBook, what software should I get?" threads just to try to remove the clutter.

[MacFan25863]

"Apple lied to me!! I bought a 160 GB Hard Drive and it only has 157.8 GB of space!!! I want a refund and a new computer that actually works!!!!!"

:rolleyes:

[mkrishnan]

"Apple lied to me!! I bought a 160 GB Hard Drive and it only has 157.8 GB of space!!! I want a refund and a new computer that actually works!!!!!"

:D

[jellybean]

Stupidest statment from Mac users? How about...

"The first 30 years were just the beginning... welcome to 2007"

"Redmond, start your photocopiers"

"Just one more sleepless night"

This is the number one thing that annoys me about Apple. They can sometimes seem so smug and up themselves and think the whole computing/music world revolves around them. And that attitude is showing more and more lately, in those tv ads and the last WWDC with all the Vista bashing. I want to like Apple but with that kind of attitude it just really puts me off them.

[ricksbrain]

Stupidest statment from Mac users? How about...

"The first 30 years were just the beginning... welcome to 2007"

"Redmond, start your photocopiers"

"Just one more sleepless night"

This is the number one thing that annoys me about Apple. They can sometimes seem so smug and up themselves and think the whole computing/music world revolves around them. And that attitude is showing more and more lately, in those tv ads and the last WWDC with all the Vista bashing. I want to like Apple but with that kind of attitude it just really puts me off them.

Hmmm. To me, that's playful. Guess I don't take it so seriously.

[MacFan26]

Stupidest statment from Mac users? How about...

"The first 30 years were just the beginning... welcome to 2007"

"Redmond, start your photocopiers"

"Just one more sleepless night"

This is the number one thing that annoys me about Apple. They can sometimes seem so smug and up themselves and think the whole computing/music world revolves around them. And that attitude is showing more and more lately, in those tv ads and the last WWDC with all the Vista bashing. I want to like Apple but with that kind of attitude it just really puts me off them.

Those statements can seem kind of arrogant sometimes, but those were from Apple, not "Mac users." I think that stuff can be okay at something like WWDC, I mean, if you're a Mac developer, it's nice to have a little fun with the opposition. It's not like the main consumer audience is paying attention to WWDC. I know what you mean though, sometimes I think Apple pushes it too far.

[clevin]

Those statements can seem kind of arrogant sometimes, but those were from Apple, not "Mac users." I think that stuff can be okay at something like WWDC, I mean, if you're a Mac developer, it's nice to have a little fun with the opposition. It's not like the main consumer audience is paying attention to WWDC. I know what you mean though, sometimes I think Apple pushes it too far.

yes, too far, way too far, many times untrue, especially they are running ads about mac can run office suites. lol, what if redmond pull all office:mac? :rolleyes:

[dpaanlka]

yes, too far, way too far, many times untrue, especially they are running ads about mac can run office suites. lol, what if redmond pull all office:mac? :rolleyes:

The only people that actually care / complain about "how far" Apple is "pushing it" is people who actually care about their computers. So, what is that, like 2&#37; of the world?

I think most of the general population either doesn't care at all, or finds the ads slightly funny, in a calm sort of way.

Really I think it's just people on Mac forums who recently bought their first Mac and don't want to admit they've wasted a good amount of their computing life on PCs. Nobody else takes it seriously. It's just advertising. And isn't that what all advertising is? One company saying their products are better than the other? What do you people expect, Apple to say "Yes, PCs are great, and we're just as great, and everything is great, so if you ever feel like it, try a Mac." Get off this nonsense...

[Zwhaler]

"Where is the 'Start' button?"

Beat me to it...

[MacFan26]

Beat me to it...

Haha :)

[Me1000]

can someone please put the keynote up on bit torrent?

I have a feeling we will see that fairly soon! ;)

[gkarris]

"If I buy an iPod used from eBay instead of one from Apple, can I still hook it up to my G3?"

[FrankBlack]

"Have you repaired permissions?"

:D

I'll go with that one. Somehow, people seem to thing that this utility is "the magic cure-all". A handy utility? yes, but a magic cure-all? No.

[bearbo]

i can't stand when newbies come in and feel the need to bash Windows or Dell, or such... i mean, i'm sure you like apple and mac, but you really don't have to do that.

if a newbie post a thread and ask for help and such, and uses terms such as 'windose" or "winblows"... it just takes all my willingness for help away...thats when you will find my post unnecessarily unhelpful:o

[Mechcozmo]

P.S: Yes, it turned out to be the most simple solution, Charge it up, baby. The battery was allright, just needed some power.

Actually, I had a customer whose white MacBook died after ~30 seconds. Turned out to be a logicboard problem. The genius bar guys probably figured it was the same issue... although you're right, they should have plugged it in first. Just saying that it isn't completely irrational for them to have thought to ship it off.

My current favorite Mac (l)user quote:
"So, I can't get an Airport signal but my phone has three bars... do you know why that is?"
:rolleyes:

[Compile 'em all]

My current favorite Mac (l)user quote:
"So, I can't get an Airport signal but my phone has three bars... do you know why that is?"
:rolleyes:

:eek: LMAO :D :D

[jimN]

People can be so smug in their own comfort zones. I like to think that i don't ask really banal questions about my computer, but I'm always astounded by some of the nonsense about health that I'm asked by people.

Although my favourite question from anyone was actually on teh subject of my being a twin, and it was "so are you psychic then?" At that moment psychotic might have been more descriptive.

[IDANNY]

Do I get a free upgrade to leopard

[decksnap]

"you should get at least 2Gb of ram to run OS X smoothly."

[mkrishnan]

"you should get at least 2Gb of ram to run OS X smoothly."

Especially when the person is asking what they should buy for their grandmother who wants to send e-mails to her grandkids and "maybe surf the web." :rolleyes:™

Or when someone asks if they need more RAM and people give them answers without even bothering to consider their page-out status.

There should be a special place reserved in hell for everyone who recommends product specs to n00b buyers without making any consideration of their actual intended usage profile.

[SMM]

Especially when the person is asking what they should buy for their grandmother who wants to send e-mails to her grandkids and "maybe surf the web." :rolleyes:™

Or when someone asks if they need more RAM and people give them answers without even bothering to consider their page-out status.

There should be a special place reserved in hell for everyone who recommends product specs to n00b buyers without making any consideration of their actual intended usage profile.

Let's leave hell for Lay, Bush, Rumsfeld, oil CEO's and the rest of those who predate society, not those who try to help and do not always get it right.

[mkrishnan]

Let's leave hell for Lay, Bush, Rumsfeld, oil CEO's and the rest of those who predate society, not those who try to help and do not always get it right.

Eh, I already play for the Evil™ team, myself, anyway. ;)

Although... the mentality that the question, "what should I buy" need not be connected to the questions "what do I need" or "what do I want to do" is not a trivial piece of the problem you're referring to....

[sushi]

From Mac users? Hmmm...
Nice list! :)

[Me1000]

I just bought a brand new macbook pro (17" 2.33GHz 3GB) will i be able to run leopard on it when it comes out?

hope this one hasnt been posted already!

[rogersmj]

Here's my favorite one that I see on the forums a lot that makes me want to smack people:

How can I possibly setup this [Linksys/Netgear/Belkin/whatever] router with my Mac, the installation CD only works in Windoze!!?!??!??!?!?

I just want to get a big stick with http://192.168.1.1 written on it and beat them repeatedly over the head.

Or, here's another favorite:

Can I network a Windows computer and a Mac?

Obviously, the dumb network questions (which maybe aren't entirely dumb if you're a complete newbie but can definitely be answered on your own with about 5 seconds on Google) are my favorite. I've discovered two "arenas", if you will, of people who get way over their head in networking and it's funny/sad to see the things they try sometimes: people on Mac forums and people on Xbox hacking forums. I don't know what it is, but the network questions I see in those two types of communities typically top anything I see elsewhere.

EDIT: And how could I forget (although this has been touched on earlier, I think), my absolute FAVORITE threads are "When is XYZ coming out?" or "Will [totally speculative unannounced product] have option ABC and what will it cost?" As if all of this information is being secretly held by thousands of people, who are only going to post on the Internet about it when someone asks.

[Mav451]

I just want to get a big stick with http://192.168.1.1 written on it and beat them repeatedly over the head.


Meh, network noobs are "slightly" forgivable, provided they come to me and ask for help. Respectfully :)

Plus, the addy for a router isn't always the same. It's usually easier for them to change their settings to auto (to first ID the addy, if it isn't already labeled).

[rogersmj]

Meh, network noobs are "slightly" forgivable, provided they come to me and ask for help. Respectfully :)

Plus, the addy for a router isn't always the same. It's usually easier for them to change their settings to auto (to first ID the addy, if it isn't already labeled).

Oh I know, I was just generalizing. My point is, you NEVER need the CD to setup a router, and most instruction manuals actually mention that. If not, like I said a Google search should clear that up. If not, I am usually happy to help, and in truth my frustration with network threads like that is not the original poster but the other people trying to "help" by suggesting all sorts of weird things. I once came upon a thread where that was the question (how do I setup my router without a Windows PC), and there were already 15 replies and NOT ONE had just told the OP to configure the router through his browser. Seriously, the Xbox forums I used to visit were atrocious. I couldn't believe the crap people were spewing who *thought* they knew something about networking.

[J Radical]

Probably already been posted. However:

"Bill Gates is t3h evil! Vista/any other piece of software copies OS X!!!"

Some truth in both statements, but Gates is the world's greatest philanthropist and has done amazing work in Africa. And Apple may be innovators but Vista was in development for 7 years and had planned many of the things Mac users complain about long before Tiger, MS just couldn't ship their product in time.

[SpookTheHamster]

"Does the apple warranty cover water damage?" sometimes I just want to put my head in my hands and cry...

Make sure you're not holding your iPod, you wouldn't want it to get wet.

[pjarvi]

Dude: "What type of computer do you use at home?" :)
Me: "I use a Mac." :D
Dude: "A what?" :confused:
Me: "Apple Macintosh!" :mad:
Dude: "Oh." :rolleyes:

[technicolor]

Let's actually take up money to buy Bill Gates an iMac...:rolleyes:

[dpaanlka]

Let's actually take up money to buy Bill Gates an iMac...:rolleyes:

You know, I was just about to post that.

[someguy]

Dude: "What type of computer do you use at home?" :)
Me: "I use a Mac." :D
Dude: "A what?" :confused:
Me: "Apple Macintosh!" :mad:
Dude: "Oh." :rolleyes:
I love the visual aid after each quote. :) :rolleyes: :eek: :cool: :p

[Counterfit]

"MAC should..."


Apple = Company
Mac = Product
MAC = Media Access Control, networking stuff


And probably 90% of what my cousin thinks about computers (or cars for that matter).

[MacFan26]

<minirant>

How about stupidest answers?

I personally hate when someone says "Why don't you just Google it???"

Sure, why don't we all just "google" everything, and never have any contact with other people. Because we should be afraid of asking questions, since all of them can be answered with a smart response like "google it why don't you, gosh how dare you post a question!!!"

</minirant>

[dpaanlka]

<minirant>

How about stupidest answers?

I personally hate when someone says "Why don't you just Google it???"

Sure, why don't we all just "google" everything, and never have any contact with other people. Because we should be afraid of asking questions, since all of them can be answered with a smart response like "google it why don't you, gosh how dare you post a question!!!"

</minirant>

True, I find it a little mean when somebody asking something relatively complex is told to google it.

But starting a thread asking how to get a CD out of a Mac? C'mon!

[tdhurst]

Stupidest statment from Mac users? How about...

"The first 30 years were just the beginning... welcome to 2007"

"Redmond, start your photocopiers"

"Just one more sleepless night"

This is the number one thing that annoys me about Apple. They can sometimes seem so smug and up themselves and think the whole computing/music world revolves around them. And that attitude is showing more and more lately, in those tv ads and the last WWDC with all the Vista bashing. I want to like Apple but with that kind of attitude it just really puts me off them.

Dude, they're marketing slogans and they accomplish exactly what they're designed to...they get people talking.

Yes, Apple and many of its users are smug...for good reason.

[dpaanlka]

Dude, they're marketing slogans and they accomplish exactly what they're designed to...they get people talking.

FINALLY some sense around here... thank you!

[mduser63]

"MAC should..."


Apple = Company
Mac = Product
MAC = Media Access Control, networking stuff


And probably 90% of what my cousin thinks about computers (or cars for that matter).

Yeah this one really bugs me. My brother says this all the time. It just makes him sound stupid.

[habibbijan]

Obsolete now, but I hated when Mac users smugly snooted out the term "Wintel". Oh the irony.... The funny thing is that most Mac users at the time (and maybe still now, who knows?) did not realize that one can have a PC that has absolutely nothing to do with either Windows or Intel. AMD + Linux/BSD is a perfectly viable option.

One that still gets on my nerves is the derogatory term "PeeCee." Um, right. Get a life.

How about this one: "Powerbook G5 next Tuesday!!!!111" :D

[mkrishnan]

Obsolete now, but I hated when Mac users smugly snooted out the term "Wintel".

I say Wintel sometimes because it's the easiest way to discuss the whole hardware + software architecture, even now when there are Macs running off x86 and Core processors.

But I never really used it as a derogatory term. I find that whole business really irritating... like you said, "peecee" and also insisting on using "windblows" or "M$" every single time a person wants to refer to the respective name. It seems to me a lot of those people end up being angry about a mixture of a specific technological issue, which has to do with their Windows ignorance more than MS's product quality, and just some overall random angst directed at Microsoft because they're successful.... They get the coveted :rolleyes:™.

[Cassie]

"Buy now or wait?"
BUY NOW!!!!!!!!!
"When is (random computer upgrade) coming?"
WE DON'T KNOW!!!!!

[bmoseley07]

This is more of an annoying statement and one not necessarily from noobs:

"Wow!! They didn't talk about Mac's or anything else about them at the Macworld? WFT?!?!@23!@#!@#@!#!@#1/232131231231 an iPhone?!1 more like an iF**kup!!!"

[clevin]

"pc users are ignorant, they know nothing about computers"

[someguy]

"pc users are ignorant, they know nothing about computers"
I would imagine (and I could very well be wrong) that the average PC user knows more about the technological side of computers than the average Mac user. I say this because of the difference in likelihood that either has ever built a custom machine or even opened their own machine up to add or swap hardware.

That said, perhaps the average Mac user deserves more credit (after all, they did choose Mac). ;)

PC users are definitely not ignorant. Not all of them anyways. I realize you were quoting that, not stating that, just felt I'd chime in. :)

[patrick0brien]

-someguy

I'd have to disagree with that. On average, a Mac user uses a PC at work (or something like it) and comes home to their Mac. Whereas your average PC user has no knowledge of a Mac.

Those that build their own boxes is such a small portion of the population it likely doesn't affect the numbers enough.

[someguy]

Are you referring to the platform aspect of computers? I am only referring to the technical side, as is "what does GHz mean?", etc.

[patrick0brien]

-someguy

Hmm. Well, that aspect might be a toss-up. The example you use, clock speed, Mac users are painfully aware of due the the MHz myths over the years leading up to the Intel transition. But items like Video cards would probably go to the PC user. Though I'd say that both camps throw away their machine rather that upgrade it.

I think it would be difficult to measure.

[SMM]

No offense friends, but I think the notion, you can determine the 'average' user's profile, is suspect. That would require an exhaustive demographic analysis. The diversity is huge. So, the discussion will ultimately come down to your individual perceptions of what that is.

[patrick0brien]

-SMM

Non taken, and excellent point.

[fireplace]

ignorance is bliss, you lot are just killjoys;)

[NaMo4184]

"Macs are invulnerable to viruses and hacking"

The only people who say that are windows people saying that mac users say that.

[clevin]

The only people who say that are windows people saying that mac users say that.

rather than using confusing logic, u can say directly what u want.